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Lindsay Lohan Isn't a High-Class Hooker, After All
Lindsay Lohan (Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com)
In case you were wondering, Lindsay Lohan is not, in fact, a highly paid prostitute. According to TMZ, the actress' dad, Michael Lohan, was recently quoted as saying that LiLo gets paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to kick it with rich old men for days at a time.
But Michael has recently clarified his statements, telling the gossip site that:
By absolutely NO MEANS did I ever make such a statement ... EVER!...Sure, Lindsay and [other celebs] make personal appearances and get paid for it! Sure, she and they get paid to go to birthday parties and other occasions! But for sex? Are you kidding me? I would never say that because she would NEVER do that and it NEVER happened!
Indeed. We'll leave it up to you to decide who you believe.
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